Vá-skapaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - vá-skapaðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vá-skapaðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vá-skapaðr
- m. a ‘woe-shaper,’ woe-maker, the terrible, Hým.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hým.
- Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)